| Ex. ECO-B-010 | CMS-3415-IFC, Omnibus COVID-19 Health Care Staff Vaccination, 86 Fed. Reg. 61555 (Nov. 5, 2021)Omnibus COVID-19 Health Care Staff Vaccination (CMS-3415-IFC) | Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (HHS) | United StatesFederal | Nov. 4, 2021 | | Health care ordersWorkplace rulesVaccination or testing | Primary source read | |
| Ex. FED-097 | QSO-20-14-NH, Guidance for Infection Control and Prevention of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Nursing Homes (Mar. 9, 2020; REVISED Mar. 13, 2020)QSO-20-14-NH (REVISED) | CMS, Quality, Safety & Oversight Group | United States (Medicare and Medicaid nursing homes)Federal | Mar. 13, 2020 | 2020 Q22020 Q3 | Business closureGathering capHealth care orders | Primary source read | |
| Ex. FED-154 | QSO-20-39-NH, Nursing Home Visitation - COVID-19 (original, Sept. 17, 2020)QSO-20-39-NH, Nursing Home Visitation - COVID-19 | CMS, Quality, Safety & Oversight Group | United States (Medicare and Medicaid nursing homes)Federal | Sept. 17, 2020 | 2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1 | Gathering capHealth care orders | Primary source read | |
| Ex. FED-155 | QSO-20-39-NH REVISED Mar. 10, 2021, Nursing Home Visitation - COVID-19QSO-20-39-NH (REVISED 03/10/2021) | CMS, Quality, Safety & Oversight Group | United States (Medicare and Medicaid nursing homes)Federal | Mar. 10, 2021 | 2021 Q12021 Q2 | Gathering capHealth care orders | Primary source read | |
| Ex. FED-156 | QSO-20-39-NH REVISED Apr. 27, 2021, Nursing Home Visitation - COVID-19 (the text in force throughout 2021Q3)QSO-20-39-NH, Nursing Home Visitation - COVID-19 (REVISED 04/27/2021) | CMS, Quality, Safety & Oversight Group | United States (Medicare and Medicaid nursing homes)Federal | Apr. 27, 2021 | 2021 Q22021 Q3 | Gathering capFace-covering requirementHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation | Primary source read | |
| Ex. FED-158 | CMS, Non-Emergent, Elective Medical Services, and Treatment Recommendations (Apr. 7, 2020) (tiered framework; supplements the Adult Elective Surgery and Procedures Recommendations of Mar. 18, 2020)Non-Emergent, Elective Medical Services, and Treatment Recommendations | Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, HHS | United States (all healthcare facilities and clinicians)Federal | Apr. 7, 2020 | 2020 Q2 | Business closureHealth care orders | Primary source read | |
| Ex. FED-161 | QSO-20-29-NH and CMS-5531-IFC, 85 Fed. Reg. 27550 (May 8, 2020): 42 C.F.R. 483.80(g) reportingQSO-20-29-NH | CMS, Quality, Safety & Oversight Group | United States (Medicare and Medicaid nursing homes)Federal | May 6, 2020 | 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3 | Health care ordersOther | Primary source read | |
| Ex. FED-163 | CMS-3414-IFC, 86 Fed. Reg. 26306 (May 13, 2021) (42 C.F.R. 483.80(d)(3)) and QSO-21-19-NHQSO-21-19-NH | CMS, Quality, Safety & Oversight Group | United States (Medicare and Medicaid LTC facilities)Federal | May 11, 2021 | 2021 Q22021 Q3 | Health care ordersWorkplace rulesVaccination or testing | Primary source read | |
| Ex. FED-168 | CMS-3401-IFC, 85 Fed. Reg. 54820 (Sept. 2, 2020) (42 C.F.R. 483.80(h) testing; 482.42(e) hospital reporting) and QSO-20-38-NH (Aug. 26, 2020; revised through Sept. 23, 2022)QSO-20-38-NH (Aug. 26, 2020) | CMS, Quality, Safety & Oversight Group | United States (Medicare and Medicaid LTC facilities)Federal | Aug. 26, 2020 | 2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3 | Health care ordersWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation | Primary source read | |
| Ex. FED-093 | CMS-9912-IFC, Additional Policy and Regulatory Revisions in Response to the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (interim final rule): 42 C.F.R. § 433.400 (FMAP maintenance-of-effort conditions); vaccine coverageAdditional Policy and Regulatory Revisions in Response to the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency, 85 Fed. Reg. 71142 (Nov. 6, 2020) | Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, HHS (with Treasury and Labor) | United States (State Medicaid programs; group health plans; providers)Federal | Nov. 2, 2020 | 2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3 | Health care ordersOther | Primary source read | |
| Ex. FED-099 | CMS QSO-20-12-All (Mar. 4, 2020), QSO-20-20-All (Mar. 23, 2020), QSO-20-31-All (June 1, 2020), QSO-20-35-ALL (Aug. 17, 2020)QSO-20-20-ALL, Prioritization of Survey Activities | CMS, Quality, Safety & Oversight Group | United States (all Medicare/Medicaid certified providers and suppliers; CLIA laboratories)Federal | Mar. 23, 2020 | 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3 | Health care ordersCourts and public offices | Primary source read | |
| Ex. FED-153 | CMS-3401-IFC, 85 Fed. Reg. 54820 (Sept. 2, 2020) (42 C.F.R. 483.80(h) testing; 482.42(e) hospital reporting) and QSO-20-38-NH (Aug. 26, 2020; revised through Sept. 23, 2022)Interim Final Rule (IFC), CMS-3401-IFC, Additional Policy and Regulatory Revisions in Response to the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency… | CMS, Survey and Certification Group | United States (Medicare and Medicaid LTC facilities)Federal | Sept. 23, 2022 | | Health care ordersWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation | Primary source read | |
| Ex. FED-167 | QSO-20-39-NH REVISED May 8, 2023 (current posting; visitation allowed for all residents at all times)QSO-20-39-NH, Nursing Home Visitation - COVID-19 (REVISED 05/08/2023) | CMS, Survey and Certification Group | United States (Medicare and Medicaid nursing homes)Federal | May 8, 2023 | | Health care orders | Primary source read | |
| Ex. SEC-02-003 | Non-Emergent, Elective Medical Services, and Treatment Recommendations (Mar. 18, 2020; updated Apr. 7, 2020)CMS Adult Elective Surgery and Procedures Recommendations (Tier 1-3 framework) | Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services | United StatesFederal | Apr. 7, 2020 | 2020 Q2 | Other | Primary source read | |
| Ex. SEC-04-005 | QSO-20-38-NHInterim Final Rule (IFC), CMS-3401-IFC, Additional Policy and Regulatory Revisions in Response to the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency… | Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Survey and Certification Group | United StatesSector regulator | Aug. 26, 2020 | 2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3 | Health care ordersWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation | Primary source read | |
| Ex. SEC-04-007 | QSO-20-29-NHInterim Final Rule Updating Requirements for Notification of Confirmed and Suspected COVID-19 Cases Among Residents and Staff in Nursing… | Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services | United StatesSector regulator | May 6, 2020 | 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3 | Health care ordersWorkplace rules | Primary source read | |
| Ex. SEC-04-009 | QSO-21-19-NHInterim Final Rule - COVID-19 Vaccine Immunization Requirements for Residents and Staff | Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services | United StatesSector regulator | May 11, 2021 | 2021 Q22021 Q3 | Health care ordersWorkplace rulesVaccination or testing | Primary source read | |
| Ex. SEC-04-012 | QSO-20-30-NH (REVISED 03/10/2021)Nursing Home Reopening Recommendations for State and Local Officials | Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services | United StatesSector regulator | May 18, 2020 | 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1 | Gathering capHealth care orders | Primary source read | |
| Ex. SEC-04-013 | QSO-20-23-ICF/IID & PRTFGuidance for Infection Control and Prevention of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Intermediate Care Facilities for Individuals with… | Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services | United States (ICF/IIDs and PRTFs)Sector regulator | Mar. 30, 2020 | 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4 | Gathering capHealth care orders | Primary source read | |
| Ex. SEC-04-015 | COVID-19 Emergency Declaration Blanket Waivers for Health Care Providers (LTC facilities, HHAs, hospices, ICF/IIDs)COVID-19 Emergency Declaration Blanket Waivers for Health Care Providers | Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (section 1135 waiver authority) | United StatesFederal | Mar. 30, 2020 | 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3 | Health care ordersWorkplace rulesOther | Primary source read | |
| Ex. SEC-04-016 | QSO-21-14-ICF/IID & PRTF (REVISED 06/03/2021)Visitation at Intermediate Care Facilities for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities (ICF/IIDs) and Psychiatric Residential Treatment… | Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services | United States (ICF/IIDs and PRTFs)Sector regulator | Feb. 10, 2021 | 2021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3 | Gathering capHealth care orders | Primary source read | |
| Ex. SEC-04-018 | QSO-20-20-AllPrioritization of Survey Activities | Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services | United StatesSector regulator | Mar. 23, 2020 | 2020 Q22020 Q3 | Workplace rulesOther | Primary source read | |
| Ex. SEC-04-019 | QSO-20-31-All (REVISED 01/04/2021)Revised COVID-19 Survey Activities, CARES Act Funding, Enhanced Enforcement for Infection Control deficiencies, and Quality Improvement… | Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services | United StatesSector regulator | June 1, 2020 | 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4 | Workplace rulesOther | Primary source read | |
| Ex. SEC-04-020 | QSO-20-35-ALLEnforcement Cases Held during the Prioritization Period and Revised Survey Prioritization | Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services | United StatesSector regulator | Aug. 17, 2020 | 2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1 | Workplace rulesOther | Primary source read | |
| Ex. SEC-04-025 | QSO-21-17-NH (UPDATED 05/10/2021)Updates to Long-Term Care (LTC) Emergency Regulatory Waivers issued in response to COVID-19 | Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services | United StatesSector regulator | Apr. 8, 2021 | 2021 Q22021 Q3 | Health care ordersWorkplace rulesOther | Primary source read | |